Sixth Generation


519. Abraham Skillman was born on 27 November 1802 in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. In 1850 he was a farmer in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. He died on 1 July 1881 at the age of 78 in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ. Abraham was buried on 5 July 1881 in Blawenburg, Montgomery Twp., Somerset, NJ. Tombstone inscription: "The memory of the just is blessed, the Lord has taken his beloved home." His SOA Number is 122. When Gen. Lafayette made his last visit to the U.S. in 1825, A. S. was one of his bodyguards during the journey through N.J.(DFA)

Abraham Skillman and Henrietta Stout were married on 1 March 1827 in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. Rev John Boggs officiating. They appeared in the census in 1850 in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. In the 1850 Census, Abraham's father, Cornelius, was living with them. Henrietta Stout, daughter of David Stout and Margaretta Weart, was born on 31 May 1804. She died on 22 November 1889 at the age of 85. She was buried in Blawenburg, Montgomery Twp., Somerset, NJ.

Abraham Skillman-1009 and Henrietta Stout-1945 had the following children:

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Charles Augustus Skillman-1465.

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Caroline Matilda "Carrie" Skillman-1947.

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Ida Stryker Skillman-1948.

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Mary Emma Skillman-1949.